Age at first sex in rural South Africa

Sexually Transmitted Infections

Volumn 85, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2009, Pages

  McGrath, N ^a,b   Nyirenda, M ^b   Hosegood, V ^a,b   Newell, M L ^b,c  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b AFRICA HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE AT FIRST SEX; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INCIDENCE; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MATERNAL MORTALITY; ONSET AGE; POPULATION BASED CASE CONTROL STUDY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RURAL AREA; SCHOOL ADMISSION; SCHOOL CHILD; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOUTH AFRICA; URBAN RURAL DIFFERENCE; COITUS; HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; SEX RATIO;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; COITUS; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RURAL HEALTH; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SOUTH AFRICA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 65649107219     PISSN: 13684973     EISSN: 14682044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/sti.2008.033324     Document Type: Article

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